Ichinose felt that there was something stabbing him, hurt by what he saw but he didn't show it and couldn't move because of that moment. Instead he tried to be calm even though his thought was like having a hurricane and wanted to leave immediately then smiled at the two and said...
"Good evening master Asami. And we would like to rest for today." bowed his head to them at the same time and slowly walked away.
Asami nodded to say that he agreed and asked Ichinose, "Do you need some help and to assist you going up?"
He shook his head twice and said, "No, I'm okay and Paige is enough. Thank you master Asami for helping me…" stopped himself from talking because there was a woman next to Asami clinging like a leech as he thought.
"Okay, we will talk tomorrow since it's getting late now and good night." Asami chases a few words to him before he left.
Asami tilted his head and glanced in that direction where Ichinose's way going up the stairs. He thought and sighed loudly, "How can we talk right now that she is here? She's always tenacious as she thinks I'm her husband, damn."
"Now tell me why you have bruises on your face and wounds? You really let someone hit you like a punching bag? Who is your enemy then?" Persistent and piqued her curiosity about the man he was fighting with.
"I told you before..." answering her unfriendly, "I just fell down the stairs, that's all. And stop asking more and more." Asami said with irritation in his tone.
He stood up and went to the mini bar to get the two wine glasses and take-out Stella Rosso (red wine). He poured red wine into Angela's wine glass, handed it to her and sitted on the single chair.
"So, tell me... why did you come here?" Asami's voice was annoyed.
Instead of answering Asami, she asked a question and spoke.... "Hasn't Uncle called you yet?" she said and "Uncle John did call me earlier and told me that he already told you. You two haven't talked about it yet, huh?" She added while sipping from her glass.
She sat on Asami's lap and whispered in his ear saying… "I know that you have a problem. What are you hiding? And I know you well that you're quick-tempered," at the same time she smiles at Asami and smirks with curiosity.
Asami shrinks from the unpleasant truth to what she said about him. He cannot deny anything from her because she knew him a long time ago. Asami forgot that she is not a typical woman, that's why his father chose her for him.
Asami instantly consumed the wine in his glass and said… "Pour me another one in my glass."
"It's getting late and I need to go back to the hotel." She reminds him while handing him some wine.
"Okay let me finish this and I'll take you to your place." Asami answered her instantly.
Then after they had a few drinks Asami took her to the hotel and he didn't take long. He promptly drove fast so he could get home straight away while he was driving he could not help but think of Ichinose that they always got interrupted each time he wanted to talk to him.
Asami can't help but to think the two to be compared because he doesn't know how to tell her. Can't say that she is not a good woman but Asami sees that Ichinose is more attractive than her. Though she's not loyal, she has a bad habit of jumping one to another whenever she doesn't feel so and Asami gets irritated every time she asks him to be with her and more.
While Ichinose on the other hand, has an attractive face that makes me want to kiss him and it feels natural that Ichinose always smiles at him every time they meet their eyes. He thought, "Ichinose's bright red face is so cute and enticing that it makes me want to hug and kiss him passionately."
Asami knows that he was always staring, peeking a glance and watching him, he can't even tell what is it everytime he sees Ichinose's face like he felt so happy and great just to see him.
A few minutes later, Asami arrived home and immediately went to Ichinose's door and knocked. He did not know if he was sleeping already or he was doing something. All he had on his mind was to hug Ichinose tightly when he opened the door.
"Ichinose…?" He speaks in a low tone and he isn't bothering him.
He knocked again three times to make sure he got clearly heard but still didn't open. So, he didn't hesitate to use the duplicate key and slowly opened the door and peeked inside first. He saw it was already dark and quiet, so he adjusted his eyes to scan where he was. After 15 second or less, he can see clearly where Ichinose is and he was already sleeping with his back on him so he looked to see if he was still awake.
A few minutes later Asami sat on the side of Ichinose's bed and gently stroked his hair then Asami suddenly spoke softly… "Ichinose, are you already sleeping?" he was still stroking Ichinose's head slowly.
"I don't want to lose you and I don't want to see you even sad." Asami added that even though he knew Ichinose was slumbering.
Asami gently kissed Ichinose's head after he said that. And because he was tired Asami felt like nodding, so he decided to sleep next to Ichinose. And Asami's eyes slowly closed.
But Asami didn't know that Ichinose woke up because he was caressing his hair. Ichinose heard what Asami said so he did not move. And he pretended he was still asleep and didn't want to know that he got awakened. When Ichinose felt the kiss on his head, he was stunned, and he didn't open his eyes. And after a few minutes, he feels like Asami is already asleep next to him.
Ichinose slowly lifted his face at him and was surprised to see Asami sleeping on the bed next to him. His chest was mixed with feelings because he could not figure out what it was, and his mind was troubled at what Asami just said. He could not help but shiver at the inexplicable feeling.
His gazing at Asami's face up close with a thick eyebrow, straight nose, attractive jaw line and Asami's lips feels like a good kisser. Not to mention her green eyes are deadly to the thrill when Asami looks at him. Because their faces are so close to each other that Ichinose is tempted to kiss Asami even though he is sleeping.
Also, he pulled the blanket as if he were getting cold but Asami ran over it. He tried to pull it up with a little force but Asami moved and he instantly stopped. Suddenly Asami hugged him and he could not move, he didn't want to wake up Asami next to him. So, he put on a blanket and squeezed himself into Asami's arms tighter.
He could smell faintly of alcohol and the smell of the perfume that it was not Asami's perfume, it's from the woman he's been with earlier. He remembered the woman who hugged Asami. Feeling sad again but he just shrugged it off as he didn't want to remember the woman's face.
Ichinose looked up again to his master's sleeping face wondering if he was in heaven and wished the night would never end. Ichinose gazes at Asami's face that he thinks how and what he will do as he does not want this moment to end. He put his face on Asami's neck and hugged him. He did not realize that he was getting more and more sleepy.
After 7 hrs ....
Asami woke up early at 4:30am and slowly moved so that he would not wake Ichinose. He looked at him and smiled when he saw Ichinose sleeping hugging him. He had a blissful morning so instead of standing up, Asami turned around and hugged him more. He kissed his head and at the same time feeling happy. He tried not to shake the bed too much so he wouldn't wake up Ichinose.
"Morning is wonderful. It's only drawback that it comes at such an inconvenient time of the day." Asami whispered to himself as he still hugged Ichinose on the bed. He could not help but stare at Ichinose and kiss him on the forehead then another steal to his cheeks. He still wanted to sleep but he had to get up.
"Another ten more minutes." mumbled and closed his eyes again.
Now it's 5:30am, he slept another hour and he was about to get up but before he stood up. Asami stole a kiss from Ichinose's lips and quickly adjusted Ichinose's blanket and his movement was very slow to leave the room.
In his deep sleep Ichinose did not know that Asami stole a kiss on his lips.
When Asami came out of Ichinose's room he met the maids Aisha and Paige. Asami motioned to the two not to make any noise and the index finger was on his lips as to say "Shhhh ...."
At once, Asami spoke softly to them ...
"Good Morning."
"Good Morning too, master Asami." replied the two and at the same time bowed slowly down the stairs.
Asami went to his room, took a shower, and got dressed. It went straight to the kitchen and told me to prepare breakfast. As he took the phone out of his pocket and made an international call.
Asami trying to connect the calls to his Father.
"Ring ... Ring .... Ring ...." Asami sighed and looked at the wristwatch.
It has been five minutes since he called and his Father didn't answer it yet. He saw that it must have been early in the afternoon there and maybe his Father was still in the meeting.
"I'll just call him again later." He is annoyed that he couldn't talk to his father yet.
Asami sat on the balcony and drank his coffee while looking away.
Thinking and wishing that it would never end their closeness to each other and that no one would disturb them. The sweet feeling when Asami wakes up in the morning next to Ichinose. It was like something else and Asami doesn't want to lose that feeling.
He suddenly reminded Angela that he should talk to her properly too. Asami let out another big sigh.
As Ichinose woke up and saw that Asami was no longer beside him. He is happy but he has a strange feeling that he can't give a name and suddenly there was a storm in his mind. Ichinose is nervous that there was nothing to think about.
"This awful feeling really makes me irked somehow." He utters to himself. He tries to shrug it off because he doesn't want to ruin his day.
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To be continued…...